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Northern Illinois University head women’s basketball coach Kathi Bennett announced the addition of assistant coach Latrell Fleming to her coaching staff today. “Latrell is a great hire for us because of his work ethic, his terrific ability to relate to our players, his energy, and his ability to coach and get the absolute best out...

Northern Illinois University head women’s basketball coach Kathi Bennett announced that two members of the women’s basketball staff have been promoted to new roles. NIU Hall of Famer Debbie Whitman moves into an assistant coaching position and Stephanie Smith takes over as director of basketball operations Wednesday. “I am, as our entire team is, so...

Northern Illinois University women’s basketball player Amanda Corral was named to the 2012-13 Women’s Basketball Academic All Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced Monday. “As hard as she plays on the court and how driven she is, she’s the same way in the classroom,” said NIU head coach Kathi Bennett. “She’s somewhat of a perfectionist....

The No. 10 seed Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team fell to No. 7 seed Buffalo, 56-46, in the first round of the 2013 Mid-American Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena. The Huskies finish the 2012-13 season with a 7-23 overall record and 2-14 mark in the MAC, while Buffalo improves to...

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team dropped its regular season finale, 58-50, to Western Michigan at University Arena Wednesday night. “We played hard,” said NIU head coach Kathi Bennett. “We played well enough. We just needed some shots to fall. We had great energy. I thought it was a really good game. It was...

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team fell to Central Michigan, 82-61, in Mid-American Conference West Division play at the Convocation Center Sunday afternoon. Northern Illinois (7-21, 2-13 MAC) came out strong, shooting 51.7 percent in the first half and jumped out to a 12-7 lead through the first four-and-a-half minutes. After a three-pointer by...

The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team suffered a 54-45 setback to Eastern Michigan Thursday night in a Mid-American Conference West Division battle at the Convocation Center. A 9-0 run by the Eagles late in the second half proved to be too much for NIU overcome as Eastern Michigan improved to 8-19 overall and 6-8 in...

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team dropped a 64-54 decision to Ball State at Worthen Arena Saturday afternoon. “I’m proud of our kids,” said NIU head coach Kathi Bennett. “I thought we played really well. For the first time in a while, I felt we outplayed our opponent. Sometimes you don’t get rewarded for...

The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team suffered a 72-40 setback to Toledo at Savage Arena Wednesday afternoon. NIU’s (7-18, 2-10 MAC) offense struggled to find its rhythm, shooting 27.7 percent for the game. The Huskies failed to score in the final four minutes of the first half and were held without a point through the...

The Northern Illinois Univerty women’s basketball team suffered a 60-49 setback to hot-shooting Bowling Green at the Convocation Center Saturday afternoon. The Falcons (16-8, 7-4) outshot the Huskies (7-17, 2-9) 42.6-36.7 percent for the game, hitting 23-of-54 shots, including 10-of-23 from three-point territory. Bowling Green was particularly effective from long distance in the first half,...

The NIU women’s basketball team posted a 52-47 victory Sunday over Mid-American Conference East Division foe Kent State. The victory was the first for the Huskies at Kent State since Jan. 12, 1985. Northern Illinois improves to 7-16 on the season and 2-8 in conference play. Kent State falls to 3-20 overall and 1-9 in...

Northern Illinois’ five-game winning streak at home against Miami (Ohio) came to a close as the RedHawks earned a 65-51 victory Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center in a cross-divisional Mid-American Conference meeting. The RedHawks (14-7, 6-2 MAC) took advantage of 20 NIU (5-16, 0-8 MAC) turnovers for a 22-6 edge in points off turnovers...